1. Manufacturers

A. The Power Tool Industry (PTI), in the National Consumer League’s Fact Sheet on Saw Safety, argues that requiring automatic safety technologies “would be too costly.”
B. The PTI claims that requiring saws to have automatic safety technology would be too costly to add onto the machines for the manufactures. Interestingly, the same argument was made in placing airbags in cars, and that consumers would not to buy the “costly” technology.
C. Categorical
D. Considering our declining economy and the pressure of this issue on manufacturers of any industry, the PTI’s claim is not completely illogical. The United States economy causes many companies and manufacturers to cut back or not manufacture certain objects.
E. Although the PTI’s claim is not completely wrong, in the case of safely, people still prefer safety over cost, especially at the expense of a limb. Airbags were once thought to be too costly that people would not want to add them to their car, but now it is impossible to find a car without an airbag in it.

2. Customers

A. In the article entitled “Bosch Tools Dragged into SawStop- Centric Lawsuit, it is stated,”consumer choice can dictate whether this technology, and its associated potential issues and added cost, will gain widespread acceptance by consumers.”
B. It is the consumer’s choice whether the SawStop is a technology that will be widely used, considering the financial consequences and other potential issues.
C. Consequential
D. It is absolutely accurate that the success of any product is decided by the consumer. Consumers are the ones who will use it on a day to day basis and can judge how well it works.

3. Industry Spokespeople

A. In the NPR broadcast, Scott Box, Former Director of Product Development at Delta Machinery and current President of Vice President of WMH Tool Group, is quoted, “It is a great new product idea. It is truly innovative in the industry. The biggest problem, however, it is unproven technology.”
B. Although Scott Box says it is innovative in the industry, it is still unreliable.
C. Categorical
D. The SawStop is proven machinery, as it has been tested many times and it is proven to prevent injury. It has even been tested on a hotdog.

4. Consumer Safety Advocates
A. The NCL Fact Sheet on Saw Safety reported “SawStop stops the blade within milliseconds of contact to minimize injury. It is on the market already and has demonstrated its effectiveness with over 1000 finger saves.”
B. SawStop has prevented thousands of serious injuries already by its outstanding technology.
C. Evaluation
D. While a good claim, this claim could be improved by stating more statistical evidence rather than stating “1000 finger saves.” With percentages and more precise numbers, this claim could be even more convincing that SawStop is a technology that needs to be invested in.

5. Injured Plaintiffs

A. The title of the article, “Injured Man Says Bosch Tool Lobbied Feds to Keep Safer Power Saws off the Market” is a claim.
B. An injured man claims that Bosch Tool lobbied for the Consumer Protection Safety Commission to keep safety technology away from being required on saws.
C. Consequential
D. The injured man’s claim is nearly impossible to prove, however it can put suspicion of the Consumer Protection Safety Commission in people’s minds.

6. Personal Injury Lawyers
A. Schmidt Law Firm, on their website, has a timeline with four date entries,
“October 1, 2013 – CPSC recalls TS 55 REQ manufactured by Festool USA. No injuries have been reported. Click here to read more.
September 2013 – Four lawsuits have been filed in Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky and Indiana against Black & Decker from people who were injured by table saws lacking riving knives.
August 2012 – Table Saw Safety Act fails to pass in California Senate.
May 29, 2012 – California legislators are trying to pass a law that would require all table saws sold after January 1, 2015 to have flesh-sensing safety technology. Proponents say the law would prevent thousands of injuries and billions in costs to society. The matter has passed in the state assembly 52-2, and is now awaiting a decision in the Senate.”
B. This timeline shows the legal issues table saws have been incurring due to its lack of safety. From the beginning of the timeline to the end shows the steps that are attempting to be made to get safety features on table saws.
C. Consequential
D. This timeline is an effective claim, as it shows factual dates of events. Looking at real dates makes the opposition to unsafe table saws even stronger.

7. Government Officials
A. The head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, during George W. Bush’s presidency, said “An average table saw equipped with an automatic safety system will deliver $753 in benefits due to reduced injuries.”
B. While requiring saws to have safety technology will cost the consumer $100-$200 more per saw, it will actually save money, due to reduced injuries.
C. Consequential
D. This statement is logical, and would appeal to any saw user, due to reduced injury and no medical bills.

8. News Reporters

A. Clint DeBoer in his opinion piece entitled, “Bosch Tools Dragged into SawStop- Centric Lawsuit,” said in response to the statement “he claims that Bosch, “acting through PTI, has also actively lobbied the Consumer Product Safety Commission … to prevent the adoption of flesh detection systems as a safety standard on table says,” “Of course they did, along with every other manufacturer. So Bosch apparently doesn’t want to be under a law that would double the price of many of their saws, require expensive safety devices on miter saws (which really don’t need them) and force them (and all other manufacturers) to pay royalties to a monopolistic single license holder of the SawStop technology… I wouldn’t either.”
B. DeBoer agrees with Bosch in not wanting to double the price of their saws after adding in SawStop, as well as paying royalties to Gass.
C. Proposal
D. DeBoer’s informal language actually makes this claim reasonable. “Regular” people do not know about lawsuits and laws, therefore saying something as informal as this allows the reader to connect with DeBoer.